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Samsung Electronics begins mass production at new Korean semiconductor plant

Friday 07 July 2017
Companies / Markets

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced that its new semiconductor fabrication line in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, has begun mass production and shipping its first product to customers. The new facility will focus on the production of Samsung’s fourth-generation V-NAND (64 layers), adding to the company’s leading capacity for cutting-edge memory products.

Large area OLED lighting (photo: Fraunhofer FEP)

Fraunhofer FEP and Sefar AG develop roll-to-roll processed large area flexible OLED

Wednesday 05 July 2017
Companies / Markets

The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP in Dresden, Germany, as one of the leading partners for research and development for surface technologies and organic electronics and Swiss-based Sefar AG, a leading manufacturer of precision fabrics from monofilaments, developed a roll-to-roll processed large area flexible OLED during a joint project.

SmartKem has developed a world leading organic semiconductor TFT technology for the manufacture of new and improved high performance LC and OLED displays. (photo: SmartKem)

SmartKem delivers first industrial Gen 2.5 OTFT process to Asia

Tuesday 04 July 2017
Companies / Markets

SmartKem (Manchester, UK), a world-leader in the design, synthesis and supply of high performance organic semiconductors and organic thin film transistor (OTFT) technology, is collaborating with partners in Asia to deliver the world’s thinnest and most robust industrialised display backplane technology on the market today.

The HeliaFilm façade at ENGIE (photo: Heliatek)

New Heliatek solar energy facade on ENGIE’s research centre

Monday 03 July 2017
Companies / Markets

Solar films manufactured by the German company Heliatek (Dresden) have been installed on ENGIE Laborelec’s building in Linkebeek, Belgium. The HeliaFilm organic films have been incorporated into the façade and windows and will enable the testing of new solar technology systems.

UniPixel collaborates with GIS in the field of flexible displays (photo: UniPixel)

UniPixel and GIS publish agreement for joint development of touch sensors for flexible displays

Monday 26 June 2017
Companies / Markets

UniPixel, a provider of advanced technology solutions to the touchscreen and flexible electronics market headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has signed an agreement for joint development of its touch sensor technology, specifically for flexible display applications, with General Interface Solution (GIS), a Taiwan-based subsidiary of Foxconn. GIS is a billion-dollar provider of integrated touch display solutions in the mobile phone, notebook PC, 2-in-1 laptop and tablet markets to global customers including major PC and smartphone brands.